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Creamy red beans with coriander, blue fenugreek and herbs.
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Lobio simply means beans in Georgian, and versions are numerous. This clay-pot-inspired preparation partially mashes kidney beans and seasons them with onion, garlic, coriander, blue fenugreek and tart vinegar.
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A Georgian family of bean dishes; the warm red-bean stew form combines cooked beans with onion, garlic, coriander, herbs, vinegar and optional walnut/blue fenugreek, often with mchadi and pickles.
Declared allergens: tree nuts (walnuts)
Raw red kidney beans require a vigorous boil before simmering; never slow-cook from raw. Refrigerate within 2 hours, use within 3–4 days and reheat to 165°F/74°C.
Ingredient labels and cross-contact must be checked for the actual brands used; USDA temperatures are safety floors, not claims that the current recipe was tested.
Chef Anna Ansari is credited with preparing and publishing an independent version of this dish in Lobio - Georgian Red Kidney Bean Stew for Bold Bean Co.
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Verifies an independently prepared version of the dish, not Gastromica’s exact recipe. Ansari’s quick jarred-bean version omits walnuts and blue fenugreek and deliberately represents one personal lobio variation.
Georgian kitchen
Georgian lobio is a thick red-bean stew seasoned with coriander, blue fenugreek, herbs, vinegar and optional walnuts.
Drain beans, cover with fresh water by 2 inches and boil vigorously for 10 minutes. Add bay and simmer 60–80 minutes until very tender.
Heat oil in a wide pot. Cook onion 10 minutes, then add garlic, coriander, fenugreek and marigold for 30 seconds.
Add drained beans, salt and 1 cup bean liquid. Mash one-third and simmer 12 minutes, adding liquid if stiff.
Remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, walnuts and herbs; rest 15 minutes before serving.
Review ingredient labels for allergens and cross-contact. Follow the recipe’s handling notes, refrigerate perishable food promptly, and use an instant-read thermometer where a safe internal temperature is specified.
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Lobio simply means beans in Georgian, and versions are numerous. This clay-pot-inspired preparation partially mashes kidney beans and seasons them with onion, garlic, coriander, blue fenugreek and tart vinegar.
Refrigerate for up to 4 days; loosen with water when reheating.
Serve warm or room temperature with mchadi cornbread, pickles and fresh herbs.
